Peter Sings Colonoscopy

Hi Readers,

This new form of medical infor­mation out­reach out­weighed any other con­tenders for today’s post:

“When I had my colonoscopy I had a question on my mind.

Do we all look the same when the doctor sees us from behind?

Then I had the answer…

Peter Yarrow, starting The Colonoscopy Song

Am I pro– or con– colonoscopy for routine screening, you might wonder. Well, that depends.

Am I pro– or con– famous singers and other celebrities extolling the ben­efits of par­ticular medical inter­ven­tions? Well, that depends, too.

But I’m sure I prefer “Puff the Magic Dragon.” Also “Leaving on a Jet Plane” fills me with imperfect mem­ories of 6^th grade. (I don’t know much about the history of this song, but there is an older, grainier and harder-​​to-​​hear version on YouTube dating to March, 2008.)

Thanks Peter, for this unique ver­bal­ization of what some doctors might oth­erwise convey. Glad to see you singing, aging, smiling about something.

The CDC con­firms that March is national col­orectal cancer awareness month (NCCAM).

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